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Riviera Tokyo

This is not a restaurant review but let me introduce one of the restaurants in Tokyo and part of Japanese food culture.

Grilled Salmon Bento

One of the bento ideas using grilled salmon. There are some tips for making bento nicely. Let’s create a beautiful bento!

Bento ideas, Fish

Dashi Maki Tamago

One of the typical Japanese dishes. You may have seen it on the rice of sushi.

Grilled/Fried/Roasted, jyohakuto, side dish

Hijiki no Gomokuni

A very common make-ahead dish using hijiki seaweed. Hijiki is popular among health-conscious people especially those who are concerned about their beauty.

jyohakuto, sanonto, side dish, Simmered

Hourensou no gomaae

Blanched spinach with sesame dressing. I hope you’ll enjoy this rich nutty flavor and subtly sweet taste.

jyohakuto, Salad, side dish

KATSUO BUSHI

The most common ingredient for Japanese broth or dashi. It contains a rich umami flavor.

For Japanese Broth

Tori no Karaage/ Japanese style fried chicken

Japanese style fried chicken that is juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside!

Deep-fried

I'm a licensed chef, certified food education instructor, and dashi/Japanese broth specialist. After culinary school, I worked as an instructor at a cooking school. I learned a lot during this time and cooking at home for my family further improved my cooking skills. I have two grown children. Since my younger child graduated from university, I started blogging, and I occasionally give cooking lessons to people from other countries. I love Japanese food. I've still been learning about Japanese food culture. I would like to share my love of Japanese food with the world. I also think that I have to pass down the taste of home cooking to the next generation. Those are goals in the second stage of my life. Above all, I love seeing people smiling with my food.
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